Best Time to Buy

Last night I was searching online for other ball pythons to add to my collection within the next year or two which had me thinking, when is the best time to purchase a BP?

I know breeding season just started so all babies are older so there seems to be good deals out there right now. So in your opinion when is the best time to get new ball pythons and why?

Spring?
Summer?
Fall?
Winter?

Nichole

Many people breed year round.
The best time to buy is when you find something you like ;):gj:

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Originally Posted by PitOnTheProwl

Many people breed year round.
The best time to buy is when you find something you like ;):gj:

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Agreed. If you see something you like, snag it before someone else does! :D

When do you think is the best time money wise though? I would think Fall/Winter as everyone is preparing for the new season.

I would say spring.........when the market is flooded with everything.:confusd:

I prefer having pick of the litter, even if that means I'm paying top market price. I want the best babeh they gots! :D

I agree, best time to buy is when you find the best snake for you and you have the money to snag it! :gj:

I understand. I am just stuck. I want a pied and a few other morphs. Not a lot of pied females to pick from. I have three to pick from. Saw one in pictures looks good but I am not sure if I really want to spend 700 on a snake. I know pieds can go anywhere from 400-1500 depending on a few factors. It is just a lot of money for one snake. I could get the other morphs for a total of 700 but I like the pied more. Darn decisions. Then I don't want to take the chance of missing out on my dream pied either.

IMO, wait. I know it sucks and it's hard, but if that pied doesn't make you go :O I MUST HAVE...then wait for the one that DOES make you do/think that.

All the time....Never a bad time to get a new baby..................................Alan

I had one that was like that but the seller was an a** big time. He wouldn't send more pictures, information, or really answer my questions. It pissed me off. Horrible customer service. She was a hot pied. Perfect. If he would of took the time to answer my questions and send more information, she would of sold asap but oh well. That is one bad thing about buying online. I am so picky and want to be treated with respect. A customer should be number one IMO.

Now if I was looking for a male pied, I would have found tons. Maybe I will snag up a male then get a female in the spring. Hmm. I don't know.

Thanks
Nichole

I had that problem in the beg of the month with my boa. I went looking for a BCI and saw a dumerils boa. i left and waited a half hour. went back up and got the dumerils. The owner of the store said a guy that saw the dumerils a week before called to see if it was still avaliable because he wanted to come get it. guess i lucked out with a beauty of a dumerils.

It is so hard deciding for me. I don't want to impulse buy or end up with something I don't really like, as I have before. I do want a new baby of course, but it is like I am torn. =/

This is the one thing I hate about being a BP loving freak. I can't find exactly what I want.

I wanted a bumblebee for a long time. I ended up getting a spider male and blonde pastel female to breed. Then after looking on the web found some bumble bees I liked. Then car issues. Now I have just my normal and albino instead of 2 spiders and 2 pastels plus these two. I just miss having more snakes especially a garage can snake who will eat anything as my normal is on a strike. =l

Nichole

Speaking as someone who is hoping to add a BP to the home in the next year...
If you are looking for a future breeding animal, wait until you have some selection, so you can pick the best animal for your purposes. Might mean you spend more money, but would be so worth it in terms of the quality you might find instead.

If you are looking for strictly a pet and have no intention of ever breeding it ever, morph quality may not be such an issue, and you can afford to take advantage of deals when they happen. I don't know enough about the market to know what time of year that would be, but if breeders are trying to get rid of older stock now so they can free up space for upcoming hatches, now might be the time.

I can't tell you how many gorgeous animals I have seen and wanted to snatch them up... I'm trying to be a good girl and wait though...

I may wait. I have yet to decide. Going to talk it over with my boyfriend. May get a rack or another AP T8 cage first then add up my collection. I think I need something to pop out at me and say buy me buy me.


Oh, but I hate waiting too. =)
Nichole

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Originally Posted by PitOnTheProwl

Many people breed year round.
The best time to buy is when you find something you like ;):gj:

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This x2.

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